Lake Elsinore's residential zoning code does not list prohibited fence materials such as barbed wire in the sections reviewed, but it mandates specific materials in key locations. Tract perimeter walls and walls along principal streets must be decorative masonry block, and street-frontage fences must be decorative masonry unless approved otherwise.
Rather than enumerating banned materials, Lake Elsinore's residential zoning standards restrict fences by requiring approved materials in sensitive locations. Under LEMC 17.44.080(B), all tract perimeter walls and any wall adjacent to a principal street identified in the General Plan Circulation Element must be decorative masonry block unless the Design Review Board approves otherwise. Under LEMC 17.44.130(D), fences adjacent to a street right-of-way must be decorative block, brick, stucco, or similar masonry. Fencing on interior lot lines that becomes visible from a right-of-way over 90 days due to phasing must be masonry or wrought iron. No prohibition on barbed wire, electrified, or chain-link fencing appears in these residential sections; confirm any limits with the city (unverified).
Installing a non-approved material where decorative masonry or wrought iron is required by code, such as along a tract perimeter or street frontage, is a zoning violation. Code Enforcement may issue a correction notice requiring replacement with a conforming material.
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